2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kirkwood, MO vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 22.9% less per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Tucson than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkwood    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love living in Kirkwood Missouri, I come from the Chicago area, however; having a doggy, I would like to see a dog park in the Kirkwood area. I walk my doggy on the  More

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Kirkwood, MO has all the features and feel of a small town including the central core business district with RR station, numerous restaurants, small shops, etc. As a  More

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Kirkwood is small town living at its best, even though it's located smack dab in the middle of metro St. Louis. The community is made up of statley historical homes on  More

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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